So here’s the thing about sewing: eventually, people will figure out that you do it. And then they will have…
This life… It keeps lifing.
Things have been changing at Chez Sempstress. Well, you win some, you lose some. Last fall I promised mom she…
How to Not Get Tangled Threads on the Back of Your Embroidery
Most fun thing to ever happen to embroidery: that rat’s nest of tangly-tangly threads on the back of your work…
A Few Cutting Remarks
Scissors don’t come with directions. Much like a screwdriver (the mechanical kind), they are supposedly a tool so simple that…
How (not to) Make a Carmen Miranda Hat/Costume Thing
So my sister has a Halloween party every year. Every year there is a theme. This year’s theme was “Hollywood…
Embroidery Hack
So I’ve been doing a little embroidery lately (which is an odd statement from She Who Doth Not Embroider, but…
How Pants Work
Ever wondered how, exactly, pants work*? What kind of crazy pattern-making sorcery goes into drafting a pant? If you’ve ever…
Printer Friendly Version of the Mathless Draft
This is a more work-table friendly version of my mathless draft. There’s nothing actually new here; it’s just a more…
Musings on Haute Couture
So I found this fabulous BBC documentary on the crazy secret world of Haute Couture: It goes into more than…
Mathless Draft to Skirt Block
You probably won’t finish this demo with an overwhelming sense of “Whoa! *Mind*blown*,” but I thought I’d put this out…